Apple Cake with Lemon Sauce

SUBMITTED BY: Jean Camp

"I make this delicious apple cake with the apples we get from a local orchard. Growers here in Ohio produce a wide variety of apples, and they're all good!"

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PREP TIME	20 Min
COOK TIME	55 Min
READY IN	1 Hr 15 Min

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CAKE:
3 eggs
1 3/4 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups peeled apples, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1 cup pecans, chopped
1 cup seedless raisins
LEMON SAUCE:
1 large lemon
2 egg yolks
1 cup sugar
2 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups water
4 teaspoons butter or margarine

DIRECTIONS

For cake, beat eggs; add sugar, oil and vanilla. In separate bowl, mix flour, soda, cinnamon and salt. Add flour mixture to egg mixture all at once; blend and stir. Add apples, nuts and raisins to mixture; blend well. Pour batter into well-greased 11-in. x 7-in. x 2-in. pan (13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. pan may be used); decrease baking time by 15-20 minutes. Bake at 375 degrees F for 55 minutes, or until cake tests done when wooden pick is inserted in center. For sauce, grate peel from lemon; measure out 1-1/2 teaspoons rind. Squeeze lemon; measure 3 tablespoons juice. Set aside. Beat egg yolks lightly; set aside. In separate bowl, blend sugar, cornstarch and salt. Measure water into saucepan; gradually stir in sugar mixture. Cook, stirring, until mixture boils clear and thickens. Remove from heat. Beat small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks. Return yolk mixture to saucepan; cook and stir about 2 minutes. Remove from heat; add lemon zest, juice and butter. Pour sauce over cake.

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